What is a cleanroom?

A cleanroom, as defined by ISO standard 14644-1, is a controlled environment where airborne particle concentration is minimized alongside other parameters like temperature and humidity. Emerging in the 1950s, cleanrooms are vital in various industries, including electronics and pharmaceuticals, to prevent contamination that affects product quality and safety.

According to the ISO standard 14644-1 a cleanroom is room in which the concentration of airborne particles is
controlled, and which is constructed and used in a manner to minimise the introduction, generation, and retention of particles inside the room and in which other relevant parameters, e.g. temperature, humidity, and pressure, are controlled as necessary.

A cleanroom with personnel wearing cleanroom
clothing

The Need for Cleanrooms

The cleanroom is a relatively modern concept. While the roots of cleanroom design and management can be traced back more than 150 years—particularly to efforts in controlling bacterial infections in hospitals—the modern cleanroom emerged in the 1950s to meet the needs of industrial manufacturing. Cleanrooms are essential because contamination is generated by people, production equipment, and the building itself. Controlling this contamination is critical in environments where cleanliness directly affects product quality and safety.

Cleanroom applications

Electronics, Semiconductors, Micromechanics, Optics, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Food and Drink.

CLEANROOMS & GIGAFACTORIES